Virtual reality for patient informed consent in skull base tumors and intracranial vascular pathologies: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

With the growing demand for shared decision-making and patient-centered care, optimal informed consent (IC) has gained relevance. Virtual reality (VR) has seen significant technological advancements, and its medical applications currently include surgical planning and medical education. This pilot study investigates the feasibility of VR-enhanced informed consent (VR-IC) in neurosurgery to improve preoperative IC and patient satisfaction.

Methods

We included patients aged 18 to 75 years who were scheduled for skull base meningioma or brain aneurysm surgery between May and December 2023. Exclusion criteria were visual/auditory impairments and severe cognitive/psychiatric disorders. Patients received standard IC followed by VR-IC using patient-specific VR models of the

SUBMITTER: Westarp E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568013 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature